The Israeli navy has intercepted an Iranian ship loaded with medicine, food and clothing destined for Gaza and forced the vessel to head toward an Egyptian port, Iran's state television reported Wednesday.

A strong earthquake rocked southern Iran on Wednesday, sending tremors across the Persian Gulf and shaking the skyscrapers of Dubai. Iranian state television reported that seven people were killed and 40 others were injured.

A strong earthquake rocked southern Iran on Wednesday, sending tremors across the Persian Gulf and shaking the skyscrapers of Dubai. Iranian state television reported that seven people were killed and 40 others were injured.

The death toll from Cyclone Gonu rose to 70 Saturday when Iranian state media reported nine new deaths from the storm. Residents of deep southern Iran reported massive devastation in some small desert villages, with one man saying every house in his hometown had been swept away by floods.

People dragged soaked bedding and carpets from homes after Cyclone Gonu's rains sent torrents of water and mud surging through Oman's seaside capital. At least 28 people were dead, most of them in Oman, and 26 were missing.